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Unfortunately, I have attended more than my fair share of funerals the last three years. We all know how fast life goes but attending the passing of a dear friend or relative truly puts us nose to nose with our own mortality. As Steve Jobs often espoused, our own mortality is one of the greatest motivating factors to pursue your dreams.
One common trait that I have witnessed during these celebrations of a Spirit's life is the manner in which eulogies of the beloved still left behind tend to be expressed. There is usually VERY little time allotted to the individuals achievements, honors, created financial abundance, or how much ‘Stuff’ they accumulated. Do you know the one common emotional trait that runs through nearly each and every one of these heartfelt expositions during eulogy time happens to be?? It's simple actually. HOW DID THAT PERSON MAKE YOU FEEL is the resounding answer!! And it makes complete and total sense. Why you ask?! Because FEELINGS are the guideposts to our Soul! So when we are engaged with compassion, reverence, respect, love, and loyalty it awakens our Soul and allows it to grow exponentially so that it, in turn, can ‘pass it on’ and share that same kindness with others!
In fact, most of the stories I have been fortunate enough to hear during these funerals (celebrations of life) have to do with how someone offered comfort and support during times of trouble and tribulation in another's life. Or how they always had a knack of making a group laugh raucously during get togethers. While the stories are too many to recall, the one thing they ALL had in common was that they touched in some way HOW THAT INDIVIDUAL MADE OTHERS FEEL during their co-creations together.
Think about it for a moment; when you tend to take the time to reminance about a loved one that has passed, what mental images do you conjure? DO you think about how many houses they had, or the type of cars they would drive? Or do you think of the deep soul centered warm and loving feelings that are still a part of your Being? I think I know what the answer may be! ;0)
Rev. Michael Beckwith, founder of the Agape center in Los Angeles used to often declare with such conviction, “Be aware and very present with each and every encounter you make on a daily basis while on this Earth. Because YOU may be the ONLY bible that person ever reads, and you have a responsibility to shine your light as bright as possible in every co-creation you have!” Amen my New Age Nerds!!!
While it is in all of our best interests to BE HERE NOW, sometimes the stresses and complications of our busy lives tend to get in the way of that goal. Perhaps Re-membering the fact that your most powerful lasting impression you will ever make on another is how you make them feel will be a wonderful reminder to stay PRESENT in every co-creation. We never know what another person we meet may be going through and how the impact we can have in their life by the way we make them feel in that precious moment.
There is a wonderful story told to me many years ago about a young boy who, to say the least, was far from popular. On many days, while he would make his way from school back to his home, he would be bullied by a group of unconscious bullies.
Yet on one particular day, a member of the school's football team saw the bullying occurring and intervened by stepping in with his physical prowess and assisted this young man in collecting the books and papers the bullies had kicked to the ground.
Many years later, that same young man, became valedictorian of his graduating class and told the story of the day he was helped by another student who cared enough to make him feel like his life mattered. It was a monumental moment in his life, because he was courageous enough to say that he had planned on committing suicide later that day.
So the next time you come across a seemingly meaningless co-creation with someone, Re-member, you may be the only Bible that person ever reads. And the massive effect you can have on one person at a time during your Journey!! You might not always be able to change the world with your actions. But I promise you that random acts of compassion, kindness, an love can change one person's world one SUPERHERO at a time!
BE SUPERHEROIC!
Nerdmaste,
Jeffrey Louis Martinez
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